Thursday, March 20, 2025
The Government of Ontario announced that the University of Waterloo has been chosen as the site for the new state-of-the-art hospital being built for Waterloo Region in partnership with St. Mary’s General Hospital and Grand River Hospital. The province has invested $5 million to support the early planning and construction of the new hospital that will expand services and add more beds to connect more patients and their families to convenient care, closer to home.
“The new site for the Waterloo Region hospital at the University of Waterloo will foster innovation, enhance research and better connect the growing region to convenient care closer to home,” said Premier Doug Ford. “Right across the province, our government is investing more than $50 billion to support more than 50 major hospital projects. When it comes to your health, we’re building a health care system that people across Ontario can count on.”
The new hospital site is located on University of Waterloo lands west of Bearinger Road and Hagey Boulevard in Waterloo, making it more convenient for people living in the area and surrounding communities to access. The new acute care hospital will help the region meet the needs of its growing population, making it faster and easier for people to connect to care, including:
- emergency services and critical care
- medical imaging, diagnostic services and enhanced surgical spaces
- maternal, newborn, and pediatric care
- modernized medical and surgical inpatient units
- cardiac clinics
“The new Waterloo hospital is the next step our government is taking to ensure families in the rapidly growing Kitchener Waterloo region are provided with the right care, in the right place, for decades to come,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health.
Planning work between the hospitals and the University of Waterloo is underway, with the new hospital expected to open in 2035.
“We are thrilled that the University of Waterloo will be the future home to Waterloo Region’s new hospital. Not only does the location make great sense in terms of patient accessibility, it also allows our organizations to deepen our relationship even further for the benefit of the communities we serve,” said Mark Fam, president, St. Mary’s General Hospital.
“Together with the province, the Hospitals and the University of Waterloo have the opportunity to truly create a better health system for the Region and become an innovation campus of care. This is a major milestone on our journey in planning for a new hospital and we couldn’t have a better partner than the University of Waterloo,” said Ron Gagnon, president and CEO, Grand River Hospital.
Featured image: (University of Waterloo)
